mucky en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmʌki/
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English muk English muck Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mucky From muck + -y.
Meanings
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(colloquial) Covered in muck.
Tell them if you want a mucky oven cleaned before the visit as special steam-cleaning equipment may be needed.
1991, Ideal Home, South Bank Publishing Group:
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(colloquial) Obscene, pornographic.
a mucky magazine
The mucky message carried the name of a constable at the top.
1992, The Daily Mirror, Mirror Group Newspapers:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| muckiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| muckier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
mucky pup · muckiness · muckily
Synonyms
blue · filthy · adult (obscene) · dirty (covered in muck) · pornographic · X-rated · muddy
Translations (9)
de schmutzig (covered in muck) · bg неприличен (obscene) · nl smoezelig (covered in muck) · bg мръсен (covered in muck) · de schmuddelig (obscene) · bg циничен (obscene) · pdt blottich (covered in muck) · de dreckig (covered in muck) · bg оцапан (covered in muck)